The Simple Woman's Daybook . . .

 

 

FOR TODAY, March 9th, 2022

Outside my window ...

Its clear and dry.  Cool at -4, but overall not looking to be a bad day. 

I am thinking ...

About the nice day I had with my sister yesterday. I didn't get home until 3:30! We always have a great time together, at least I do at any rate!  We laugh, we talk.  We just enjoy being together. When we were growing up we always said that we would end our days together like the Baldwin sisters on the Waltons. Its not quite like that, but close enough. I'll take it!

I am thankful for ...

I have so much to be thankful for. It is hard for me to think otherwise. My life is overflowing with blessings at the moment. Its almost scary in a way because I feel like I am tempting fate.

In the kitchen ...

I did not cook anything new yesterday but I am sharing my recipe for Crushed New Potato Colcannon. Just in time for Saint Patrick's Day next week!  This is low GI and Diabetic friendly!  Oh, and very delicious! 

On my "To Cook" list ... 

 

Recipe Tin Eats. One pan Mexican Chicken and Rice.  This looks so delicious. I love anything Tex Mex.

Good to know ... 

My sister made this fabulous chocolate chia pudding at the weekend that was low carb, no sugar, etc. It was delicious!

I am wanting to create . . .

No source, but I love this American flag pillow made with red and white fabrics and those buttons on that blue patch in the corner. I love anything Americana.

 

Again, no source.  But I love this bolster pillow. Love the variety of colors and the brightness of it.

Spun Cotton Mushrooms.  Smile Mercantile. Complete tutorial. 

I could not find a source for this vintage Easter card wreath. Love it though. Its so sweet.

Red Ted Art.  Easter Chicks. So cute!  

I am reading ...

The Art of Mending, Elizabeth Berg

Laura Bartone anticipates her annual family reunion in Minnesota with a mixture of excitement and wariness. Yet this year’s gathering will prove to be much more trying than either she or her siblings imagined. As soon as she arrives, Laura realizes that something is not right with her sister. Forever wrapped up in events of long ago, Caroline is the family’s restless black sheep. When Caroline confronts Laura and their brother, Steve, with devastating allegations about their mother, the three have a difficult time reconciling their varying experiences in the same house. But a sudden misfortune will lead them all to face the past, their own culpability, and their common need for love and forgiveness.

This is one of Elizabeth Berg's books that I hadn't already read. So far so good! I love her books. 

Getting near to the end of it now. I need to start looking for something new.

I am dreaming about ... 

Vintage travel posters  . . .  

(source)

Ceramic mugs  . . .  

 

(source) 

Potting sheds and the way they smell  . . . wonderfully earthy  . . .

 

 

(source)

Woodland walks . . . 

 

(source)

Stained glass windows  . . .  love the hollyhocks  . . . 

Something to watch ... 

 

The American Experience.  Watched this on YouTube.  A true story.  This is a story that has always fascinated me, ever since I read the book by Judith Rosner many years ago. 

Makes me smile ... 

He likes to be near me, and if I am sitting, he can often be found very close by. Not complaining. 

Corners of my kingdom ... 

Its hard to know where one begins and the other one ends.  Best of friends.

A thought to carry with you ...

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˚ ˛ •˛•˚ */______/~＼。˚ ˚ ˛

˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門 ★

*I walk slowly,

but I never walk backward.

~Abraham Lincoln•。★★ 。* 。 

And that's my daybook for this week  . . .  
  

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 ⋯ ◯ ⋯ Take time to enjoy the small *´¯`.¸¸.☆
   ⋰ ⋮ ⋱ blessings in life.*´¯`.¸¸.☆    
  



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Have a beautiful day and don't forget!  


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And I do too!